by our College Data Analytics TeamHere we dig into Softball at North Carolina Central University, a spring sport — team by team, topic by topic, with gender and cross-sport comparisons throughout. North Carolina Central University plays at the level of NCAA Division I-FCS as a member of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf..
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The North Carolina Central University women’s softball team fields 20 players, with an NCAA multi-year squad size of 63. The most recent cohort included 70 athletes in this program for its academic reporting.
Among the 11 varsity sports North Carolina Central University reports, softball comes in at #5 by total roster size.
The women’s softball program is staffed by 4 coaches — 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Of those, 2 work full-time and 2 part-time. The head coach is Now-Allah James.
Among the school’s 11 sports, softball ranks #6 by total coaching staff.
Financial data is drawn from the U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics survey.
The North Carolina Central University women’s softball program generated $517,129 in revenue against $517,129 in expenses, breaking even on the year. That works out to about $3,429 in operating expense per athlete, or $68,588 per team.
Against the school’s 11 sports, softball ranks #5 by revenue, accounting for 3% of the school’s total athletics revenue.
The women’s softball team earned an Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 996 (954 on a multi-year basis) and a Graduation Success Rate of 85%. It retained 95% of its athletes, with 96% remaining academically eligible.
Relative to the school’s average team APR of 978, softball sits above average at 996.
When North Carolina Central University places on one of our Best Schools for a Sport list, we include that ranking. To rank well, a program needs strong athletics and a quality education.
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